Fonbet adds PSG to betting partnership portfolio
March 3 – Russian online bookmaker Fonbet has signed a long-term partnership with French giants Paris Saint-Germain to become the club’s official betting partner across Russia and the CIS region.
March 3 – Russian online bookmaker Fonbet has signed a long-term partnership with French giants Paris Saint-Germain to become the club’s official betting partner across Russia and the CIS region.
By Paul Nicholson
March 2 – CAF presidential candidate Jacques Anouma (pictured) has responded to a request from the head of the FIFA Governance Committee Mukul Mukdal saying that he has not received any funding for his election campaign from the Ivory Coast government.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 2 – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is backing a potential joint bid from the four UK federations plus the Republic of Ireland to host the 2030 World Cup even though South America are early favourites to land the tournament.
March 2 – In dire financial straits and with its presidential election looming, Barcelona have been rocked by another image-shattering setback after Catalan authorities raided their stadium on Monday and made four arrests.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 2 – Almost unnoticed amidst the ongoing shenanigans surrounding the four candidates vying to take over from him, the appeal of African football chief Ahmad Ahmad against his five-year FIFA ban was due to take place today.
March 2 – As UEFA grapples with the challenge of whether to stick with all 12 cities for this summer’s delayed Euros, Britain has expressed its readiness to step in and host the whole show.
March 2 – Ron Burkle has pulled out as owner of Sacramento, citing the impact of the coronavirus to leave the future of the franchise that was scheduled to begin play in the Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2023 in doubt.
March 2: Starlizard Integrity Services (SIS) has agreed a new partnership with the Moldovan Football Federation (FMF) in the fight against the threat of match-fixing in Moldova.
March 2 – The first-ever Web Summit on Female Leadership in Sport, March 8-10, has unveiled a speaker line-up of more than 70 global leaders and senior executives from all sides of the sports industry.
March 2 – Italian top-flight soccer club AS Roma have abandoned plans for a new stadium, after suffering a net loss of €74.8 million for the last six-month financial period ending at the end of December 2020.
March 2 – US sportswear brand New Balance has extended its current sponsorship agreement with France’s Ligue 1 leaders LOSC LILLE.
By Paul Nicholson
March 1 – It was a busy weekend of politicking for the CAF presidential candidates in Rabat, Morocco, with the added spice and presence of FIFA emissaries whose work increasingly looks likely to determine who will lead African football following the March elections.
March 1 – The Chinese Super League, which for the last few years has been flexing its financial muscle to attract world stars in the latter stages of their careers, has been stunned by reigning champions Jiangsu FC announcing they are ceasing operations with immediate effect.
March 1 – The United States Soccer Federation has voted to end a ban on players protesting racial inequality and police brutality from kneeling during the national anthem.
March 1 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced centralised hosts for its AFC Cup 2021 club competition that has been expanded to a 36 team group stage this season. The competition was cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.